NUGENT, RICHARD EMMEL Papers. 1944-1945

1.2 cu ft

Call No. 168.602

IRIS Nos. 0124035-0124051

(1902-1979). Lieutenant General. USAF, 1929-1951. Born 12 December 1902, Altoona, PA. BS, United States Military Academy, 1924. Air Corps Tactical School, 1938; Command and General Staff School, 1939. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry, June 1924; Ordnance Department, 1927-1929; began duty in Air Corps, March 1929. Career assignments include: various duties as company and field grade officer, 1929-1943; successively Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, and Deputy Commanding General, XXIX Tactical Air Command, 1944-1945; military Attaché and Air Attaché, Brazil, 1945-1947; various staff positions, HQ USAF, 1947-1950; Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, 1950-1951. Retired August 1951. Died 5 November 1979, Patrick AFB, FL.

Personal and official papers relating to Nugent's Air Force career, primarily with the XXIX tactical Air Command. Includes incoming and outgoing messages, photographs, and some historical narratives. Also includes some Ninth Air Force publications (1944-1945).